zope

English

The zope

Etymology

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Noun

zope (plural zopes)

A fish of species Ballerus ballerus (syn. Abramis ballerus) native to Eurasia.
- 1969, Problems of Ichthyology, American Fisheries Society, pages 390–391:
  The absolute fecundity of zopes on first maturing (at the age of 5 years) was less than that of those spawning for the second time. […] On comparison of the fecundity of zopes of the same size and different age the data obtained proved contradictory to some extent.
- 1974, B.S. Kuzin, editor, Biological and Hydrological Factors of Local Movements of Fish in Reservoirs, New Delhi: Amerind Publishing Co., page 300:
  Before catching, more than half zopes, sandres and perches feed actively.

Synonyms

blue bream

Translations

fish

Estonian: abakala (et)
Finnish: sulkava (fi)
French: brème bleue (fr)
German: Zope (de), Spitzpleinzen
Italian: abramide medio, zope
Polish: rozpiór m, siniec m
Russian: сине́ц (ru) m (sinéc)
Swedish: faren (sv)

References

Ballerus ballerus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Ballerus ballerus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ballerus ballerus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

poze

Dutch

Verb

zope

(dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of zuipen

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